Healthy summer salads

Summer is the perfect season to load up on all the delicious seasonal vegetables that are now available to us at the farmers market and grocery stores. Get a variety of nutrients, vitamin and minerals with a wide array of colourful salads this summer!

Salad in a jar

INGREDIENTS

½ cup quinoa, cooked

½ cup broccoli florets

5 cherry tomatoes, halved

½ cup yellow peppers

¼ cup carrots, chopped

1 cup arugula

Dressing:

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

½ tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

½ teaspoon honey

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

½ clove garlic, minced

DIRECTIONS

In a mason jar, layer the quinoa, broccoli, tomatoes, peppers, carrots and arugula.